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This is really great... even for my hard core music heart!!!! Rock On!~!!!!

Hey Im looking at my hand too and its starting to look tasty... hmmm maybe its dinner time.. Jennifer.. sorry but your Dr sounds like a jerk.. Hang in there girl... I havent lost all that much either.. and I try so hard to tell if I am full or not.. I try not to snack.. Its hard but I guess its just a way of life, and no matter how many fills you get you still want to get to that point that will help you feel full faster.. Sorry you have had to go through so much during the holidays, but I hope things are better now... Take Care

Okay Little did I know that I would have to diet my whole life....I thought that Weight Loss Surgery was my way out.. sorta speak... Okay the band is GREAT I am not complaining... even though I have had problems... But hear me out... We diet over and over again... and what.. we get the band.. and then what it cures us??? I dont get it... are we all afraid of what we will do to our bands, and that if we "eat right" Its like we will be ok... its like a life long diet anyway... Why cant we do this all along.... The Band Helps us control how much we eat.. but still we can eat junk and junk and more junk... we need to learn to eat right and in the right amount..... Well it seems like a BIG diet plan to me.. Sometimes I love my band, and sometimes I think I should of joined Jenny Craig.. heck Kristie Allie lost as much as I have and I have been trying longer, or been on the BAND longer...in my case.... So many on here are trying diets after diets... " The Cereal diet, Nurtisystem, Weightwatchers..... What is WLS for anyway.... to make us STICK to a diet... because we are all losers and can never stick to one on our own???? So many times I wish I was just be Anorexia or Bulimia... maybe then I will lose the weight... I am really trying... I had my leak... and no matter what fill I get nothing seems to help... I still have massive pain im my stomach area where the scare tissue was found and I belive I will live with that all my life... and now I starting to belive I will be FAT forever living with that pain..... Sorry this was so long... I just had to let it out... I know not much of you will reply and I dont care... Im here for support, and who gives the support is what matters even if it one or two people... So thank you to anyone who took the time to listen (read) what I had to say........ Tonight is a bad night for me and I guess Im just feeling sorry for myself... I should go to bed and I will feel better by morning... Again Thanks Love ya all!!!!!!!!

:clap2: Welcome to Bandland!!!!!!!:clap2:

Yes it is safe, and if you Dr thinks you should get one.. Then I think you should.

Good Luck! You are in my thoughts and prayers.... Check in to let us know how you are doing!

Welcome to Bandland! I hope you continue to heal well... Dont even think about weightloss right now just get some rest, drink plenty of water... and heal up!!!!!

Welcome to LBT!!!! Like Jessie said Tell us about yourself!!!

I had a leak in my port so I was getting it replaced, but It was so high up on my ribs I asked him to move it lower.. it wasnt bad at all...

Welcome to bandland.. and it sounds like you are doing better and on your way to good weightloss

WOW!!!! That is awesome and Amazing.. Keep up the good work!

Thanks everyone! Paula- yeah I got that Stinky Leak fix but it doesnt seem to be working I have a 2cc fill in which I dont think that matters either way I can still eat a lot... sometimes very rare I get were I cant eat much at all and I like that feeling... I am in constant pain in my ab area.. (where the scar tissue was) It hurts so bad sometimes I want to cry... even when my shirt moves on my skin it hurts I wake up in the middle of the night with a feeling as though I am being stabed.... I have been having this pain since I got banded... Im so sick of it you just dont know... I thought when he went in there this last time and clean that crap out it would be better but its not.. my port finally healed but this pain just dont go away! Yeah I lost 47 punds.. but bah!!!!! it dont matter I cant even tell a diffrence I still wear my size 32's I can wear 30's and maybe squeeze into 28's... Okay see here I am feeling sorry for myself... I need to STOP!!! and yes Rene you can kick my butt any time... its not hard to find LOL Maybe I just need to call my Dr. and really talk to him.. let him know Im getting down about this whole band thing... it doesnt seem to be working with me... or is it me not working with it.... Well again thanks for listening to me blab off...

You probably just have to pay Co-pays.. Like you would any other time you go see your PCP for anything. You can ask your insurance provider as well. Good Luck with everything

Good job Margo... I think you should get a temp one too... I got a life time resizing on my new set but I just had gotten it I lost my first set... Keep up the good work

Wow you look great... And you have such a pretty smile!

There is one called SmartWater.. I think... and I dont see why you couldnt drink it, besides its really just water..

I cant dare even look at a box of cereal... I will end up eating the whole box.. or at lest half of it... belive me I would get it down... So my house is cereal free! I hope it works for you though, you probably also dont have a problem with just eating one bowl

LOL HAHA You Go Girl!!!!!!!! Those bananas got me laughing to hard! LOL

OMG thoes Sex Bananas are way to funny!!!! LOL

My Dr.s office has monthly meetings as well... Well I think they still do. I cant go because its 365 miles away. and on a Tuesday so that makes it hard to plan a trip out there. When I go see my Dr. its on a Friday so I have the weekend to drive back. We have support groups here in Alb. NM too but they are RNY and I think it would be so diffrent. LBT is my ONLY support!

I was told that Ibruprofen is fine too.. just to wash it down with a lot of water... the Childrens motrin is in liquid form so its goes down much faster.. still need to rinse out your pouch with a glass of water... I never take whole pills anymore.. no matter what kind they are I break them down to much smaller size and take them with 1 or 2 glasses of water.

WOW That is wonderful Kellie!!!!!! You have done so good. Congratulations!!!!!!!!

Hey Bright! I remember you.... Its great to see you back. Hang in there, and come here for support.. its great you know... ((((((((hugs)))))))

Mandy, You, Your daughter and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. (((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))

Darn that fat fairy huh.... cute poem I really liked it..